Chapter 1
I am a rogue in this territory, a lone wolf. I am an outcast. I run and run, my paws hitting the dirt, making me go faster. I smell him, the one, his scent drives me crazy, drives me to keep going. Am I going north? Maybe west, I don’t know. I am closer; I’m a blind bat only relying on scent and wind. After a while I feel like I am floating. I see a city in the distance, the smell of gasoline; people and coffee stop me in my tracks. Damn I think. It will be hard going in as a wolf. I have to change, I think of being human and it begins. One minute I am a wolf, the next I am human in all my glory. I rub dirt various places on my cheeks and other parts and I head toward the city. I see the bright green neon sign that reads Charleston pop: 500.i sees a cottage nice light brown and modern .I walk into it “my goodness child are you alright” a motherly southern accent asks. “Yes I’m fine, I got lost in the woods camping” I say in a hoarse voice thanks to my recent change. “Well let’s get you some clothes” she said kindly. She walked behind the desk and disappears under it, she pops back up with a black shirt and a pair of jeans “I hope these fit” she said kindly. She asks what my name is “May” I say “May Carnold”


She’s here he thought as he snapped up. Who? He had no idea, he smelled her, the sweet smell of lavender and vanilla left a slight trace in his nose. She isn’t close he thought but she’s here. He shook his head “god I’m losing it” he said. He followed his regular routine brushed his teeth, took a shower, had his coffee and went to work. Working at a B and B at the edge of town has its advantages, easy access to the woods and not too many people. As he neared his job he smelled it again, that damn smell. Lavender and vanilla protruded his nose almost making him have an accident. No he told himself you will not follow it! He parked in the employee parking lot, the smell almost strong enough to make him go to sleep. DAMMIT! YOU ARE AN ALPHA THIS IS NOTHING! He got out the car and shook himself off. MAXWELL BOYD SCOTT, you will stop this RIGHT NOW!! He shook his head one more time and went into the small cottage and was so overwhelmed with the strong smell of lavender he fell to his knees.


She smelled it again, that smoky spicy smell she inhaled deeply and smiled. He’s here, he’s coming! She thought “we have 2 more workers here so you won’t just be stuck with me” ellie said. I smiled “that wouldn’t be bad at all”. I heard the squeak of the tires and made a low warning growl. He came in, overwhelming her with the smell of wood and spice, so much so that the both fell on their knees.
Chapter 2
They were both facing each other. She studied him, took in his golden curls and deep blue eyes specked with gold now that his wolf was so close. He had a lean build, but that was normal for all male wolves. He took her in too; she knew what he would see. Violet eyes with specks of gold, long red straight hair average chested and average height. “Oh my goodness” ellie said casually as if everyday people knelt in her cottage. “Max, may are you guys ok?” max took a few more breaths and answered never taking his gaze off her “sorry for the scene ellie” he said, god he had a voice like music. I cleared my throat and got up, I straightened my shirt and looked at ellie and said “I am so sorry… where I’m from you kneel to new people didn’t know max is it knew that”. Ellie looked at max then me “oh well its ok” she said and turned around and went upstairs. Slowly I turned around and met his deep blue gaze. We stood in silence until I was annoyed. “Well? Aren’t you going to introduce yourself” I said. He raised one eyebrow but answered “I am Maxwell Scott, alpha of the Charleston pack, and you are...” so he’s an alpha I thought. “ I am May Carnold, alpha of the water ridge pack” I said with a smirk. He cocked his head to the side but said in a strong voice “what are you doing in my territory, alpha?”
“Oh I think you know”
“No I don’t”
”okay, okay whatever you say, you can try to pretend that my scent isn’t branded into your mind or that you weren’t just handicapped by my scent a few seconds ago” I heard him grind his teeth. “I thought that is how you greet newcomers” he said in a wolfish grin. “Ugh must we play games I’ve traveled quite a distance because I smelled you, sometimes I wish I never had a good nose anyw-“
“Enough” he said in his alpha voice.
“No I don’t think so, you will not and CAN not command ME like a puppy” she said putting in full force alpha.
“I believe I can you are in MY territory amongst MY people, so May we are mates, I do not wish to claim you nor will I-“
“ no you won’t I just wanted to see how the picture would look compared to the smell but now that I see, and am very disappointed, I will leave now” she said casually.
Ouch, he thought, that was just cruel. “What do you mean you are disappointed” he said showing a little bit of hurt. “I wasn’t expecting an alpha, nor was I expecting you to be this… quiet” she said as she passed. She walked into the woods and when she thought she was hidden she stripped. She was beautiful from her hair to her eyes all the way down to her toes. She changed into a white wolf and as if she sensed him she turned around and gave him a curt nod and started sprinting south. She ran here? Oh it doesn’t matter he told himself it would’ve just been trouble. He went behind the counter and sat, he expected her back anytime soon, and no women he had met that were his kin had ever been able to resist him. He waited and waited, he had a chat with ellie e about the ‘rogue’ he knew she had felt strongly about the territory and the packs safety, he changed the sheets on the bed, he even washed! She still didn’t come back damn he thought I was so close to her!
Chapter 3
“Well that was a surprise” her second bailey told her “I wake up make breakfast and call you down only to find your not there!” she said with a huff. “I know I know I’m sorry his scent drew me crazy” I said exasperated “ugh, b, he was ‘oh my god get me a chair I’m gonna faint’ hot he was an alpha though it never would have worked. He didn’t want to claim me and now quite frankly I don’t want him too. She looked at me in shock “he, he refused you?” she said dumbfounded. “Yeah I know right, never heard of that happening, but I didn’t argue although it did ticked me off, I left” stuck up s.o.b he was she thought. “So where did you find him?” she asked interested. “Charleston” I said soberly “Charleston?! Where is that?”
“I have no idea, somewhere north”
“Woow” she said sighing
“Yep well I’m going to bed, couldn’t get any sleep last night, the pack will be here at around 5:00 wake me up at 4”
“Sure may” she said with a smile.
I walked upstairs, peeled off everything except for my bra and panties although I contemplated it. She slipped into bed and closed her eyes thinking finally a rest. She fell asleep and wasn’t taunted by the lingering smell of wood and spice.
She really isn’t coming back, he thought “ah well she’ll go crazy soon enough” he said dismissively to himself. He drive back to his house and made chicken parmigian, enough to feed an army he thought and set the plates. His pack would be coming soon and only a foolish person wouldn’t prepare a meal.”I’m here” Lucy’s musical voice sung. “And we’re hungry” Dan and don said together. Lucy came in first with her short stature and amber hair. “Mmmmm” she said sniffing the air “chicken parm, yummy yummy” she said rubbing her stomach, for a 23 year old she could act like a child at times. “Yeah” Dan said “yummy yummy” his twin said in a mock girl voice. Before I could comment a deep voice followed by low murmurs said “we’re hungry and smell food, wither someone’s doing something right or I’m having hallucinations”. I smiled and put the food on the table “FOODS IN HERE HELP YOURSELF BEFORE ITS GONE!!” I enjoyed doing this, to see who could be faster, so far Lucy always won. When everybody was at the table eating the only noise was the fork scraping the plate and low murmurs exchanged, I decided to come out with it “ I found my mate today at work but rejected her and she hasn’t come back” I said in such a low voice only the mice in the attic could here…. Yeah right. Forks dropped, mouths stopped moving and eyes turned on him. I am screwed he thought slowly.
Chapter 4
She was awoken by the smell of fried chicken cooking “crap” as she saw it was 4:30, bailey she thought. She threw on some Levis and a midnight blue button down. She combed her hair and walked downstairs. “what part of ‘wake me up at 4 don’t you understand” I said angrily ‘’ well if you want a pack of hungry wolves on your hands, I’m sorry” she said from the stove not even turning around. I smiled only she could get away with stuff like that I thought… sometimes. I set up the table with my favorite decorative plates and plastic cups. Bialy put the food on the table just as the pack came in. ”please tell me that’s food and not my imagination” Suzy said, “ if it is I’m imagining the same thing” Will her mate said, “lucky” she grunted under her breath. “Mmmmm” Arthurs booming voice said “is that a good ole fashioned southern meal I smell” he said attempting, and not succeeding, a southern accent. ”why yes it is, bailey and little ole me have been slaving this hot oily stove” I said in my southern damsel in distress voice putting a hand on my forehead dramatically. ”ugh, enough play let’s eat” Arthur said rubbing his hands together as the rest of the pack came in, everybody was seated, reaching for the chicken, until bailey my trusted companion came out with it. “May went to Charleston, found her mate, he rejected her and she came back at 11:00” she ended with an inhale. everybody stopped reaching for the chicken and everybody stared at me. “He did what?” will asked incredelously “he can’t do that, it’s impossible” said her voice squeaking. “Well one, thank you bailey that was very nice of you” I said giving her the ‘you will pay’ look. “Secondly he did, it’s over now, and I didn’t buy all this chicken just for it to get cold” I said waving towards the food. When they continued to stare at me I said “now” in alpha voice. The rest of dinner was quiet and after everybody left I went to bed, with a hint of wood in my sheets. No it can’t be she thought I’m just being paranoid. “You know I thought the same thing too” a familiar voice said in her head. She frowned I must be crazy she thought as she sighed. “You’re not, it’s me max”
God that was a terrible idea he thought to himself. After being chewn and spit out by his pack he was tired. After he got out his shower he had a faint smell of lavender, he breathed through his mouth “damn I hate mating” he said to the mirror. He went to the bed and lay down but then he heard her “I’m just being paranoid” he smiled, at last “you know, I thought the same thing too” he felt her sadness “I must be crazy” wow; she really believes that, “you’re not, it’s me max”. he waited and waited until was 10:00 when she finally answered “max” she thought in a quiet voice, “yes it’s me you remember from earlier” he thought “ duh, I’m not forgetful, how exactly are we doing this” she asked cautiously.
“ my father explained this to me, after we have each other’s scent recognized we can then hear each other’s thoughts then when we claim each other the lesser dominant bears the more dominants mark, but seeing as we’re both alpha’s I don’t know how that will-“
“It won’t happen because we’re not mating”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean I refuse to claim you”
“You can’t do that”
“I can I think I just did, now stay out of my mind alpha” and she put up a mental block. He sat up in the bed and rubbed his bed “god” he said “what did I do to deserve this”
“Most likely you were a cocky, ignorant ass or you were just being you” Ivan said from the door. “And if that was the infamous ‘mate you rejected’ then you my friend are screwed” he said with a smirk. “you have no idea, she refused me, ME, Maxwell Scott, ALPHA!" he said angrily. “yes, not every woman feels the need to follow you around, sorry my friend but it looks like you have met your match” Ivan said as he patted his shoulder” she’s an alpha too he muttered”. Ivan stopped in his tracks and chuckled “well if hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, they have never seen an alpha female ticked off” then he continued to walk. “He collapsed on the bed “you have no idea” he muttered, and tried without much succession to go to sleep.
Chapter 5
How dare! Tell me I can’t effuse him that stuck up, cocky, arrogant S.O.B she thought to herself thankfully to her wall. I can refuse whoever I damn well please. She humped, rolled around and went to bed angry, frustrated and positively absolutely TICKED OFF! She woke up still in a stinky mood. She took her shower, brushed her teeth and combed her hair and stormed downstairs. Bailey was in the kitchen drinking her coffee and reading the newspaper, she looked up only to look back down “good morning alpha” she said with rosy cheeks “beta “I said with a nod. I made my sup of coffee and ate my bagel in silence. I left the kitchen and went to go watch animal planet. Wolves’ week she thought with humor, ha! Those small worthless animals wouldn’t last 1 second with me. “Or me either right” she frowned her face “I don’t remember inviting you in “she thought with anger.
“I didn’t know I needed an invite” he thought with a stupid grin on his stupid face. That’s when she did it, she swore the next time she saw it she would cave it in, just for him intruding her thoughts. She let him hear it and she was grinning when he didn’t respond “yeah run you little baby” she said then put up her block.
“She’s aggressive” he said out loud too afraid to talk in his mind even with the mental wall. “You mean May” Lucy said sing -songy “what did you do this time” Dan asked smiling.
“I might have talked to her while she was watching TV”
“Oh it’s not that bad”
“She said next time I intrude her thoughts she would cave my head in, more or- less word” he said. They stared at him humorously “Ivan told us she is an alpha, so can I ask you a question?” Lucy asked fighting to laugh, “Sure” he said cautiously
“What the hell did you do to tick her off?” dam asked cracking up, apparently my personal safety isn’t important to them he thought. “Nor is it to me” may thought back with obvious humor. Then she did the most shocking think she has ever done. She let down her wall then she pushed an image of her smashing his face in with a rather large rock sending emotions of pain to him. “ENOUGH I DON’T KNOW WHO THE HELL YOU THINK YOU ARE-“
“Please with the melodra-“
DON’T INTERURPT ME, I AM AN ALPHA MALE YOU WILL NO LONGER-“
“I DON’T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER BUT I AM AN ALPHA FEMALE AND YOU”
“NO! YOU ARE A FEMAL NOTHING AT ALL TO ME! I AM NOT YOUR MATE AND I NEVER WILL BE!” she was quiet he nodded and opened his eyes. Dan, don and Lucy were staring at him “what? I handled it” he said shrugging. “You were talking and you haven’t handled anything” Lucy said shaking her head. “I was talking” he said slowly, “yes, and she is going to kick your ignorant, stuck up, cocky, arrogant, MALE butt” she said walking away laughing.
“That’s it” she said getting up. “Bailey! Call the pack we’re going on a visit to Charleston!”I am nothing but a female, FEMALE I am alpha she thought as she packed. “He will pay” she said. The pack was downstairs waiting for her. “I looked up Charleston it’s an hour long drive there” she said as she passed out direction. I hope you’re ready babe she thought we’re gonna have a reunion. She smiled; it was time to end this.

Chapter 6
“I hope you’re ready babe, we’re gonna have a reunion” he heard her say. “Oh god” he said. : oh well nothing to worry about” he said as he relaxed, before he knew it one hour later he was being awoken by the phone, he growled at it.” Hello” he said hoarsely” get down here now” ellie said then hung up. It was probably nothing, but she sounded very worried, he got up and drove to the B and B. as he neared there he realized this was a problem, a real one, May was there. He sped up racing there, from a reasonable distance he saw many cars oh crap he thought “oh crap indeed baby” she thought back to him, he growled “now didn’t your mother teach you and manners?” he sped the distance and almost broke the door of the car. He ran to the cottage and looked for the trouble maker; he didn’t have to look for long because she was in the middle of the living room/ lobby. “Hi sweetie I didn’t know you worked on weekends” she said smiling toothily.
“What are you doing here?” he asked slowly but aggressively. “Aren’t you glad I’m here” she asked in an innocent voice. “No” he said frowning his face. “Well I’m here because I’m done playing games with you either we’re mates or not” she said putting emphasis on the word. “I do not want you as a mate” he said slowly. “Fine “she said “beta” I called, bailey came out “alpha?” she said in an unsure tone “get the pack ready to leave; all is well again” I said merrily. When she left I turned to max “so, umm sorry for the problems-“
“Is it true” Arthur’s voice boomed, “yes we reject each other” I said in a motherly calm voice, he walked over to me, held my waist and kissed me. A deep passionate kiss, and inside me something ripped, I screamed and blacked out, I heard a hard thud before I fell then the darkness took over.
He saw him walk over to her and kiss her, HIS mate, as soon as their lips touched he felt something rip inside him her grunted and passed out.
When she came to everything was a blur, she remembered the kiss then a ripping sensation. She got up but had to wait a bit, her head was spinning. Even though it was dark and her nose was stopped up she could still see, she was home bailey must have driven her here. She got up and walked down stairs in boy shorts and a green baby tee. “Bailey what happened?” she asked when she was downstairs. She walked into the kitchen only to bump into a wall, a much muscled tall wall. “Arthur?” she said reaching up to touch his ace and he leaned into her hand. “It’s okay I’m not hurt anymore you couldn’t have known-“her nose cleared up and she smelled him she snatched her hand back only to have it grabbed. “Let me go, what are you doing here?” she pulled and succeeded “what do you want max?”

“I’m here because we’re bonded” he said with a grin. “What do you mean bonded?” she asked cautiously. He stepped aside and let her in to the kitchen, her eyes were on him like he was an unsteady prey that could run at any minute. She walked int the kitchen and stopped at the platinum fridge and stared. She looked at her reflection then looked at her neck. Her eyes almost popped out of her skull, then her face went expressionless and she closed her eyes. She turned around slowly with her hands clenched at her sides and she stood there for a few seconds until he had the guts to say something. “May, we both knew it would happen we couldn’t do anyt-“he stopped because when she opened her eyes he didn’t see her anymore, because all he saw was old pupils and black sclera’s.
Chapter 7
That inconsiderate, selfish, cocky PUP MARKED ME! She thought as she saw the markings that resembled his. The crescent moon that had swirls around it, as if the moon called her essence her body to it, she didn’t like that one bit. He was talk into her but she couldn’t hear him, she was blinded by rage. She opened her eyes and he immediately stopped talking, he was staring at her pale. “You have marked what is not yours” I said in a hoarse voice.” I rejected you and you took me amongst my will, I do not choose you nor will I ever!” I closed my eyes and reined myself in. I opened them again and he had that stupid, stupid grin on his face. I couldn’t help myself, I smirked that smirk turned into a toothy grin that grin turned into a giggle which then turned into a full bully-aching laugh. When I was finished I wiped my eyes sighed and said with my chin up “now” I grinned “you die”
He immediately stopped grinning, and then he remembered something his father said, that only the touch and love of one’s mate can calm the other, but by then it was too late. She was on top of him; she tackled him and was now punching, biting, and scratching. He punched her in her sides and her gut but all the pain she was showing it would be like trying to demolish a brick wall with a paper ball. When he finally was on top of her his shirt was bloodied as was his nose. He had her by the throat with one hand and had her hands pinned with the other. “ I think I like you in this position” he said with a grin, bad idea, in an instant she was free from his grip and had him pinned on the wall, elevated, by his throat. “I think I like you better when you don’t talk” she said with a hint of amusement in her voice. When he tried shoving her back, nothing happened, of course not idiot she’s running on pure hatred he thought. He got tired of looking weak and defenseless he kicked her to the other side of the room. She fell, but then quickly got up. She gave him a death glare with those violet eyes specked with gold, now he thought now it will work. He grinned mischievously and she sprinted toward him, he opened his arms as she tackled him to the ground, he held his arms tight around her as she wiggled. “Let me go” she said growling, “No “he growled back. He wrapped his legs around her waist in an iron grip and held her face in his hands and kissed her. When she opened her mouth to fight back he kissed her harder, she stopped wiggling and put her arms around his neck as the kiss intensified. He pulled back and looked at her, her eyes pure violet, looked at him. Her long eyelashes, only making their strange color intensify, made her look peaceful, as if she could stay in this postition forever. In the quietest whisper she said “yours” then laid her head down on his chest. He rubbed her fiery hair and said “mine”.
THE END.

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